IV Medicine Infusion (first hour) cost at US hospitals

Intravenous infusion for therapy, prophylaxis or diagnosis, initial up to 1 hour · CPT 96365

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IV Medicine Infusion (first hour)

This code covers the first hour of running a drug into a vein as a drip — the nursing work of starting the line, mixing and hanging the bag, setting the rate, and watching the patient. It is the labor of delivering the medicine, not the medicine itself, which is billed on its own. It applies to drugs given for treatment, prevention, or diagnosis, and not to chemotherapy or plain hydration, which have their own codes.

$60.00

lowest cash price

$439.56

national median

$4,377.00

highest cash price

870

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $60.00–$4,377.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$60.00

Central Medical Center — Seattle, WA

Most expensive published cash price

$4,377.00

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital — Cortlandt Manor, NY

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($435.55) → Sep 1, 2026 ($493.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $474.60 $811.20 $1,035.84
Arizona 23 $122.45 $223.33 $586.18
Arkansas 11 $120.00 $153.40 $744.00
California 90 $61.00 $478.40 $1,984.91
Colorado 17 $190.73 $554.83 $1,150.93
Florida 80 $273.65 $922.00 $1,563.84
Georgia 25 $278.84 $678.00 $1,485.91
Hawaii 2 $209.92 $209.92 $441.75
Illinois 49 $190.00 $431.20 $1,008.60
Indiana 26 $389.62 $517.20 $1,519.28
Iowa 26 $120.48 $436.84 $3,301.41
Kansas 11 $179.60 $259.35 $814.26
Kentucky 21 $204.83 $418.20 $1,519.28
Louisiana 1 $282.88 $282.88 $282.88
Maine 7 $328.00 $461.60 $565.60
Maryland 2 $527.40 $527.40 $527.40
Michigan 27 $171.36 $608.00 $685.00
Minnesota 19 $280.67 $463.20 $705.60
Mississippi 11 $129.80 $210.42 $313.60
Missouri 20 $185.90 $420.75 $577.20
Montana 2 $443.20 $443.20 $516.80
Nebraska 13 $210.84 $313.32 $612.44
Nevada 4 $233.10 $352.40 $491.64
New Hampshire 1 $743.25 $743.25 $743.25
New Jersey 21 $200.46 $235.43 $397.37
New Mexico 2 $601.86 $601.86 $601.86
New York 23 $153.00 $249.32 $4,377.00
North Carolina 15 $378.00 $3,567.08 $3,567.08
North Dakota 4 $447.20 $447.20 $648.00
Ohio 68 $207.50 $432.90 $1,038.60
Oklahoma 17 $150.80 $229.40 $953.15
Oregon 13 $117.72 $674.25 $1,219.50
Pennsylvania 33 $292.80 $522.00 $1,350.40
South Carolina 11 $100.50 $375.00 $518.00
South Dakota 7 $491.20 $524.80 $580.00
Tennessee 37 $90.85 $104.32 $2,105.22
Texas 113 $144.00 $449.55 $1,876.96
Virginia 35 $90.85 $365.00 $676.20
Washington 32 $60.00 $430.08 $613.60
West Virginia 16 $204.00 $458.00 $997.00
Wisconsin 33 $235.00 $337.50 $623.15
Wyoming 4 $199.08 $270.00 $407.25

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $428.75 not published
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $430.00 $318.46 – $1,270.00
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $430.08 $246.31 – $836.02
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $430.08 $246.31 – $863.58
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $430.08 $247.00 – $863.58
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $431.20 $227.94 – $239.33
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $431.20 $227.94 – $239.33
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $431.39 $615.79 – $973.56
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $432.80 $130.98 – $486.90
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $432.90 $205.09 – $205.09
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $432.90 $205.09 – $213.30
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $432.90 $205.09 – $205.09
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $432.90 $205.09 – $205.09
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $432.90 $209.58 – $209.58
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $433.02 $213.67 – $248.25
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $433.02 $248.25 – $248.25
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $433.02 not published
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $433.77 $66.48 – $229.00
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $434.50 $10.47 – $564.28
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $434.50 $10.47 – $576.92
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $434.50 $10.47 – $577.87
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $434.50 $213.67 – $576.92
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $434.50 $13.64 – $576.92
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $434.50 $24.74 – $534.18
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $434.50 $10.47 – $577.87
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $435.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $435.00 not published
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $435.55 $58.05 – $307.50
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $436.84 $52.86 – $204.77
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $437.45 $203.10 – $205.13
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $438.60 not published
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $439.56 $83.08 – $467.33
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $439.56 $83.21 – $468.03
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $439.56 $82.64 – $464.86
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $439.56 $217.31 – $506.98
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $441.70 $114.74 – $718.42
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $441.75 not published
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $443.20 $219.48 – $674.04
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $444.49 $52.86 – $217.80
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $444.49 $52.86 – $245.02
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $444.49 $52.86 – $227.80
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $447.20 $135.33 – $503.10
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $447.20 $135.33 – $503.10
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $448.00 $49.13 – $377.58
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $448.00 $49.13 – $356.93
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $449.55 $106.80 – $106.80
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $449.55 $136.14 – $136.14

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